JohnL

Chancellor Merkel has started negotiations with six Balkan countries to join the EU Serbia, Albania, Northern Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-give-3-mln-covid-19-shots-western-balkans-merkel-2021-07-05/

My nature is to wait and see what happens to the first people to go out - as once I start going out again it'll be irreversible as Boris says - those pints won't drink themselves :)

Government Solution: Don't publish case data. I fully expect the above.

Right Said Fred tweeted that Mask Wearers are superfluous. So there - you've been told in no uncertain terms.

I haven't got a link but I saw recently an article by a former top floor owner flat now built on top of talking of all the issues to drainage and leaks and noise caused by the build. They didn't seem to consider the existing residents in their plans.

Flat owners have building on top of current flats. The problem for both issues is it won't be done tastefully with nice looking buildings that don't damage the neighbouring buildings - it'll be cheap tat that may catch fire or flood or cause noise issues.

Not sure of the current pub capacity - but I guess it's still no one allowed to stand - which is why they're so fully booked. Tables should be 1 meter apart too.

Simplistic calculation: So if vaccine efficacy is 90% and we had a death rate of 1700 at the last peak If cases go up to the last peak can we expect about 170 per day at this peak ?

A lower maximum speed of 12.5mph That's walking pace (edit: well jogging). https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2021/may/tfl-and-london-councils-announce-london-s-e-scooter-trial-will-begin-in-june

People are trying to charge for free services at the moment - not so much a scam but trying to charge you for a simple internet search. If they charge - just find the free service.

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wouldn't hold your breath about that. I have a > very knowledgeable and otherwise sensible friend > who five years swore that we'd have more than 50% > self-driving cars on the road by the end of 2021. > I'm looking forward to collecting my winnings off > him... Seriously, techno-fantasies usually fall > apart as soon as they come face to face with the > messy realities of a huge, complex world. We were > promised jetpacks! > In the meantime, Rye Lane should open up for buses > again. It's bonkers that a major rail hub like > Peckham Rye station doesn't have bus stops > outside. Jetpacks and hoverboards - I still hope. I have seen the word "cloud" just take over everything in networks recently and am maybe projecting LOL :)

I try so hard to manage the distance between swimmers in lanes - I slow down, I wait a little, I speed up or turn faster. I'm like a bus regulating my service.

Which of course means all our chat about routes becomes superfluous as the cloud decides your route. you just decide destination.

These Leccy cars are going to have in built speed limitation aren't they :) It'll be like trams just following each other and centrally (cloud) managed navigation.

Some of them say "This advert was shot before Covid" at the bottom. That excuse is running out now though

exdulwicher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Those general points are not unique to transport > by any means - I often wonder how a lot of the UK > functions on a day to day basis and usually > conclude that it's in spite of Government, rather > than because of it! Sometimes I wonder that for all Cummings failings this is actually what he meant in his ramblings. Not that I'm making excuses for him.

Asset Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am a Southwark leaseholder for a house, not a > flat. > They have been fine and I pay no service charge, > took them to a tribunal a few years ago and > won... > I would like to purchase/extend the freehold but > I'm waiting to see what happens with the proposed > overhaul of the leasehold system. I read that we > may be granted 999 year leases automatically. Yes - I wonder that - My lease is down to the 80s now (not Southwark). I get the feeling it won't be automatic - but the marriage value bit might change. Personally I wouldn't do leasehold again if I could avoid it as you are liable to huge bills for repairs at any time - I know freeholders are too but the last few years have scared me as you feel so helpless.

The philosophy of this government (especially when Cummings was around but still now) seems to be that to get things done they need to work outside the civil service rules.

QF - England versus Ukraine in Rome then No fans should be able to travel there from UK - Bet Boris gets there :)

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In 2020 the pandemic led to a > significant increase in cycling but driven by > outer London Cycling as people turned to cycling > for exercise during the pandemic. In Inner London we brought Peloton.

The ;) means of course there is no easy match.

Got to give England their due - well done. Easy run to the final now :) Sweden/Ukraine -> Denmark/Czech I mean how could they fail ;)

Good old Germany - supportive in every way. But come penalty time :)

LOL - It doesn't really matter to me too much but outside my flat has now become an unofficial taxi rank late at night (it's the nearest the Ubers can get to pick people up) I don't think this can be permanent without someone thinking up how it'll operate though.

But Pobol y Cwm and Paw Patrol now have more viewers - There aren't enough hardline brexiteers - or there are and they don't like that sort of TV. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/gb-news-andrew-neil-viewing-figures-welsh-language-show-paw-patrol-b942969.html